Final F-35A Development Jet Arrives at Edwards AFB

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., 01/24/2011 --

A Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter comes in for a landing at Edwards AFB, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 22, after a 3.2-hour ferry flight from Fort Worth, Texas. The jet, known as AF-4, is the fifth F-35A conventional takeoff and landing aircraft to ferry to Edwards for testing. To date, the F-35 program has achieved 578 total test flights. (Lockheed Martin photo by Liz Kaszynski)